Jerry Mitchell made his Broadway and West End debuts as director of Legally Blonde, for which he also served as Choreographer, and was nominated for both the Tony and Drama Desk Awards for his choreography and the Drama Desk Award for his direction. He also recently choreographed the Broadway production of Catch Me If You Can and West End production of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies. Mitchell received Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics' Circle Awards for choreographing the 2005 Tony Award-winning Best Revival of La Cage aux Folles, having also been nominated for the Tony as choreographer of Legally Blonde and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Previously, Mitchell has received Olivier, Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics' Circle and Astaire Award nominations for choreographing Hairspray and Tony, Drama Desk and Astaire Award nominations for choreographing The Full Monty. On Broadway, he choreographed the hit revivals of Gypsy, starring Bernadette Peters, The Rocky Horror Show (Drama Desk nomination) and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, as well as Never Gonna Dance and Hedwig and the Angry Inch, both on stage and film. He conceived and co-produces Broadway Bares, a comedy burlesque performed annually for the charity, Broadway Cares. Most recently, he directed, choreographed and co-produced Peepshow, a Las Vegas extravaganza production show, and served as Production Supervisor for the Toronto and Broadway productions of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Currently, he is supervising the writing of Broadway musicals based on the films Kinky Boots and Mad Hot Ballroom and the iconic television series, The Honeymooners, all of which he will direct and choreograph for Broadway.
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Jerry Mitchell, Kinky Boots
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Jerry Mitchell, Kinky Boots
Jerry Mitchell
Jerry Mitchell, Kinky Boots
Jerry Mitchell, Kinky Boots
Jerry Mitchell, Kinky Boots
Jerry Mitchell, Kinky Boots
Jerry Mitchell, Legally Blonde
Jerry Mitchell, Legally Blonde
Jerry Mitchell, Hairspray
Jerry Mitchell, Legally Blonde
Jerry Mitchell, Legally Blonde
Jerry Mitchell, La Cage Aux Folles
Jerry Mitchell , La Cage aux Folles
Jerry Mitchell, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Jerry Mitchell, La Cage aux Folles
Jerry Mitchell, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Jerry Mitchell, La Cage aux Folles
Jerry Mitchell , Never Gonna Dance
Jerry Mitchell, Never Gonna Dance
Jerry Mitchell, Hairspray
Jerry Mitchell, Never Gonna Dance
Jerry Mitchell, Hairspray
Jerry Mitchell, Hairspray
Jerry Mitchell, The Full Monty
Jerry Mitchell, The Full Monty
Jerry Mitchell, The Rocky Horror Show
Jerry Mitchell, The Full Monty
Jerry Mitchell has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.
Jerry Mitchell has not appeared in the West End.
Jerry Mitchell has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Choreographer at The Lortels for "Kinky Boots," Best Theatre Choreographer at the Olivier Awards for "Kinky Boots," "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," "Legally Blonde," and "Hairspray," Best Choreography at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Kinky Boots," Founders Award for Excellence in Directing at the Drama League Awards, Outstanding Director of a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Kinky Boots," Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Kinky Boots," Best New Musical at the Olivier Awards for "Legally Blonde," and many more nominations for his outstanding choreography and directing in various Broadway productions.
Jerry Mitchell has won the following awards: Best Choreography (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Kinky Boots, Best New Musical (Olivier Awards) for Legally Blonde, Best Choreography (BroadwayWorld Awards) for La Cage Aux Folles, Outstanding Choreography (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for La Cage aux Folles, Best Choreography (Tony Awards) for La Cage aux Folles, Outstanding Choreography (Drama Desk Awards) for La Cage aux Folles, Outstanding Choreography (Drama Desk Awards) for Never Gonna Dance, Outstanding Choreography (Drama Desk Awards) for Hairspray, Outstanding Choreography (Drama Desk Awards) for The Full Monty, and Outstanding Choreography (Drama Desk Awards) for The Rocky Horror Show.
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